Texas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSE of Pecos, Texas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Pecos, Texas on Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2025-04-23 20:40:24 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.372° N, 103.465° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.835 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.134 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.833 km SE of Malaga, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.256 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.612 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.212 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.625 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 528 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.112 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.841 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.818 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 528 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.712 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.118 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.213 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.854 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.719 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.313 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.913 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.126 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 527 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.713 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.813 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 527 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.518 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 527 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.159 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.659 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.559 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.938 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.354 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.111 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.312 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.611 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.912 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 526 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.261 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.65 km E of Toyah, Texas · 525 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.613 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.258 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.658 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.155 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 525 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.89 km S of Lindsay, Texas · 525 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.633 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.559 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.89 km NNE of Balmorhea, Texas · 524 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.628 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 524 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.114 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 524 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.611 km SSE of Lindsay, Texas · 524 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 19

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 529 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.730 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.057 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.512 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.030 km W of Fort Stockton, Texas · 529 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.931 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.05 km NE of Balmorhea, Texas · 529 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 529 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.857 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.224 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.659 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.012 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.811 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico · 530 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.740 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 530 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.639 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 531 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2025hyfh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.